Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Making of America #5 (Kanefield Teri)(Paperback)

Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life (Dallek Robert)(Paperback)

Who Was Franklin Roosevelt? (Frith Margaret)(Paperback)

Although polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression and served as president during World War II. Elected four times, he spent thirteen years in the White House. How he led the country through tremendously difficult problems, much like the ones

Franklin D. Roosevelt - A Political Life (Dallek Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal (Leuchtenburg William E.)(Paperback)

When the stability of American life was threatened by the Great Depression, the decisive and visionary policy contained in FDR's New Deal offered America a way forward. In this groundbreaking work, William E. Leuchtenburg traces the evolution of what was both the most controversial and effective

American Cultural History: A Very Short Introduction (Avila Eric)(Paperback)

The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the fireside chats of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: these are the words, images, and sounds that populate American cultural history. From the Boston Tea Party to the Dodgers, from the blues to Andy Warhol,

Wall Street and FDR (Sutton Antony C.)(Paperback)

Franklin D. Roosevelt is frequently described as one of the greatest presidents in American history, remembered for his leadership during the Great Depression and World War II. Antony Sutton challenges this received wisdom, presenting a controversial but convincing analysis. Based on an extensive

Free To Be Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Story of Women and Law (Kanefield Teri)(Paperback)

'An informative, simply written account of the impressive arc of Ginsburg's life.' --Publisher's Weekly Before taking her place as the second woman on the Supreme Court of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg quietly led a revolution and forever changed life in America for both men and women

The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of the American Athlete (Swanson Ryan)(Paperback)

- Theodore Roosevelt's Popularity in Marketplace: From massive biographies to tiny slices of his life, Teddy Roosevelt has proven time and again to be a figure who sells books, and 2020 will mark the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library - Slice of Teddy Roosevelt's Biography as

The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Bowman Chris)(Library Binding)

Described by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as 'a date which will live in infamy,' the attack on Pearl Harbor pulled the United States into World War II. Young readers will feel the impact of the military strike in this illustrated text. Then they will follow the attack

America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy (Zoellick Robert B.)(Paperback)

America has a long history of diplomacy-ranging from Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson to Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, and James Baker-now is your chance to see the impact these Americans have had on the world. Recounting the actors and events of U.S. foreign policy,

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Franklin Benjamin)(Paperback)

Unabridged student-sized 8.5'x11' value reproduction of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. This classic is a must read because Franklin writes as if the reader is right there with him, relating his story, feeling his success and his pains. The writing is an honest self-evaluation of the man

The Attempted Murder of Teddy Roosevelt (Solomon Burt)(Paperback)

The Attempted Murder of Teddy Roosevelt is a historical thriller from award-winning political journalist Burt Solomon, featuring Teddy Roosevelt's near death...accident or assassination attempt?Theodore Roosevelt had been president for less than a year when on a tour in New England his horse-drawn

Unravelling the Franklin Mystery, 5: Inuit Testimony (Woodman David C.)(Paperback)

David Woodman's classic reconstruction of the mysterious events surrounding the tragic Franklin expedition has taken on new importance in light of the recent discovery of the HMS Erebus wreck, the ship Sir John Franklin sailed on during his doomed 1845 quest to find the Northwest Passage to Asia

The Strenuous Life (Roosevelt Theodore)(Paperback)

'The Strenuous Life' is a collection of essays and speeches by American President Theodore Roosevelt including the title speech 'The Strenuous Life' in which he argues that strenuous effort and overcoming hardship were ideals to be embraced by Americans for the betterment of the nation. Also

Wales, the Welsh and the Making of America (Sanders Vivienne)(Paperback)

The exciting story of the Welsh immigrants and their descendants who made a disproportionate contribution to the creation and growth of the wealthiest and most powerful nation on

Benjamin Franklin (Blum Alex A.)(Paperback)

An illustrated biography of the life of Benjamin Franklin. Classics Illustrated tells the extraordinary life tale of Benjamin Franklin in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a timeline of events surrounding Franklin's life

Virginia 1619: Slavery and Freedom in the Making of English America (Musselwhite Paul)(Paperback)

Provides an opportunity to reflect on the origins of English colonialism around the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic world. As the essays here demonstrate, Anglo-Americans have been simultaneously experimenting with representative government and struggling with the corrosive legacy of racial

The Making of a Quagmire: America and Vietnam During the Kennedy Era (Halberstam David)(Paperback)

Pulitzer-prize winning author David Halberstam's eyewitness account provides a riveting narrative of how the United States created a major foreign policy disaster for itself in a faraway land it knew little about. In the introduction to this edition, historian Daniel J. Singal supplies crucial

Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World (Escobar Arturo)(Paperback)

How did the industrialized nations of North America and Europe come to be seen as the appropriate models for post-World War II societies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America? How did the postwar discourse on development actually create the so-called Third World? And what will happen when development

Franklin and the Thunderstorm (Bourgeois Paulette)(Paperback)

In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin is afraid of thunderstorms. When a storm approaches while he is playing at Fox's house, a flash of lightning sends Franklin into his shell. He refuses to come out --- even for snacks --- until his friends make him laugh with their tall tales about what

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Franklin Benjamin)(Paperback)

'The best and most beautiful edition of the Autobiography].'--J. H. Plumb, New York Review of Books 'Among the many editions available-read Yale's. Its text is the most reliable (the Franklin papers are at Yale) and its supplementary material is uniformly useful.'--Jonathan Yardley, Washington

A Sociology of Immigration: (re)Making Multifaceted America (Morawska E.)(Paperback)

This book proposes a new theoretical framework for the study of immigration. It examines four major issues informing current sociological studies of immigration: mechanisms and effects of international migration, processes of immigrants' assimilation and transnational engagements, and the

Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America (Hiltzik Michael)(Paperback)

From Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik, the epic tale of the clash for supremacy between America's railroad titans In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the transcontinental railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America's

The American Women's Almanac: 500 Years of Making History (Felder Deborah G.)(Paperback)

Celebrate the vital roles and vibrant experiences of women in America The most complete and affordable single-volume reference on women's history available today, The American Women's Almanac: 500 Years of Vitality, Triumph and Excellence is a unique and valuable resource devoted to illustrating